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Securing tomorrow’s resources: The JKI is the Federal Research Center for Cultivated Plants in Germany and one of four departmental research institutes of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (#BMLEH). www.julius-kuehn.de/en/
Prof Dr Henrik Hartmann, Head of the JKI Institute for Forest Protection. Photo: Johannes Kaufmann/JKI
👏 Prof Dr Henrik Hartmann (Head of JKI Institute for Forest Protection; joint professorship at the University of Göttingen; former group leader @bgc-jena.mpg.de) has once again been listed in 2025 as a #HighlyCited #Researcher! Congrats! 👏
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#PlantSciences @clarivate.com
🪴 Controlled Environment Agriculture - At the CEA Strategy Workshop in Braunschweig (18–19 Nov), experts including JKI’s Dr Ute Vogler refined the forum’s draft plan to expand research-backed CEA production. #DAFA_CEA
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#agriculturalresearch
Identification and characterization of alternative means to control phytopathogenic microorganisms (POME-protect): The JKI team at the Agro-Iliria farm, ready for the pomegranate harvest. From left: A. Schikora, M. Schrader, M. Grimm, A. Kola and M. Kola. © A. Schikora/JKI
#DBU project #POME-protect, led by Prof Dr Adam Schikora, is investigating the effect of plant extracts on the immune system of #pomegranates and #apples and their potential role in biological pest control. JKI team at the #Agro-Iliria farm in #Albania, ready for the harvest.
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Group photo with Federal Agriculture Minister Alois Rainer. © Oliver Schwalm/BMLEH
Federal Agriculture Minister Alois Rainer visited Saxony-Anhalt’s #Elbaue model region, where farmers, JKI scientists & industry test ways to curb the #planthopper (P. leporinus.), which spreads bacterial crop #diseases. Crop rotation & fallow fields prove most effective
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#BMLEH
Phytophthora infestans-infested tomato plant. © Philemon Orwa/JKI
#Fungal isolates Chaetomium subaffine, Clonostachys sp., and Pseudogymnoascus sp. from #tomato tissues suppressed Phytophthora infestans. Integrated culture and microbiome analyses revealed their strong #biocontrol and commercial potential for sustainable tomato #protection.
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Prof. Dr. Henrik Hartmann - Head of the JKI Institute for Forest Protection. Photo: J. Kaufmann/JKI
🌲Insect-driven #treemortality is rising across Europe – New #study co-authored by Prof Henrik Hartmann (JKI). #Conifers, especially spruce, suffer most, while broadleaves fare better. #Heat & drought amplify outbreaks, urging smart #forest management.
Global Change Biology: doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
Group picture at the IOBC-WPRS General Assembly in Mikulov, Czech Republic. © Giselher Grabenweger
Strong involvement at the European level for biological and integrated plant protection: At the #IOBC-WPRS General Assembly in #Mikulov (CZ, Oct 16–17, 2025), JKI experts actively contributed as conveners and members, highlighting JKI’s commitment to sustainable #cropprotection.
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Permanent exhibition ‘Julius Kühn and the JKI’. © Isabel Haberkorn/JKI
🥳 On 23 October, the JKI and Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg #MLU celebrated the 200th anniversary of Professor Julius Kühn’s birth. A commemorative event paid tribute to one of the most influential figures in #agricultural #science.
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#HappyBirthday #JuliusKühn
Mit seinen frühen Arbeiten zu Krankheiten von Kulturarten prägte Julius Kühn die Erforschung von Schaderregern und deren Bekämpfung maßgeblich. Ein echter #VisionärderPflanzenzüchtung 👉 www.die-pflanzenzuechter.de/pflanzenzuec... 👈 @jki-research.bsky.social
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Dr Jiban Kumar (Director of CARC) and Prof Dr Henryk Flachowsky (JKI) at the ceremonial signing of the Memorandum of Understanding.
In September, the JKI and the Czech Agrifood Research Center (CARC) in Prague signed a #Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen their cooperation.
#CARC, a public research institution established by the #Czech Ministry of Agriculture, is the Czech counterpart to the JKI.
www.carc.cz/en/
Bee on rapeseed. Photo: Jens Pistorius/JKI
Connecting the Dots: Fungi, Insects and Beyond
🗣️ #Interview with Dr Silvio Erler, JKI Institute for Bee Protection: 2025.igem.wiki/gu-frankfurt...
#bees #bumblebees #fungicide #research #SPROUT
@goetheuni.bsky.social
The development of new biotechnological breeding methods is progressing steadily and is the subject of social, political and legal discussions.
JKI Institute for Biosafety in Plant Biotechnology
Apply by 13 October for the position of #ResearchAssistant at the JKI Institute for #Biosafety in Plant #Biotechnology – #Quedlinburg, #Germany.
🎓 interamt.de/koop/app/ste...
All #job offers: wissen.julius-kuehn.de/karriere/en/...
#AcademicJobs
#ScienceJobs
#ResearchPosition
#Postgraduate
64. Deutsche Pflanzenschutztagung
64. Deutsche Pflanzenschutztagung
Dr Marion C. Müller (Julius Kühn Prize) and Dr Stephan Winter (Anton de Bary Medal) demonstrate how modern science protects plants and strengthens global food security.
#DPST25 at TU Braunschweig brings together 1,100 experts to discuss future challenges in #PlantProtection and #Phytomedicine – from pest spread and resistance to climate impacts.
🏅Congrats to Dr Müller and Dr Winter, honoured for their outstanding research.
@leibniz-dsmz.bsky.social #DPG
Densely dotted golden furrow bee (Halictus Subauratus) on hawkweed. © H. Greil/JKI Institute for Bee Protection
4 current #paper co-authored by our colleagues from the JKI Institute for #Bee Protection on #pollinator #research:
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Congratulations on the #publication!
New #Research Field: “Application Strategies for Biological Plant Protection” at the JKI Institute for #Biological #Control. Led by Dr Paluch, the research will address the systemic integration of biological #plant protection into future-oriented cropping systems.
www.julius-kuehn.de/bi/aktuelles...
Phenological cycle and key features of 2025 at the bee monitoring sites. Recurring vegetation phases during the year are closely linked to weather and climate, so sampling dates are strongly tied to phenology. © JKI, Institute for Bee Protection
🐝 #MonViA - News from #beemonitoring in agricultural landscapes: The Institute for Bee Protection at the JKI has completed the second year of piloting a long-term monitoring programme for #bees in #agricultural landscapes.
🔗 (German): tinyurl.com/3hr3w46v
Journal of Cultivated Plants: Regenerative agriculture – an approach for a science based definition.
Journal of Cultivated Plants on #Regenerative #agriculture – an approach for a #science based #definition.
The term is also seen as an approach to implementing political guidelines such as the European Farm-to-Fork Strategy or the German Arable Farming Strategy.
Read: doi.org/10.5073/JfK....
We're pleased to share our latest publication in the PFG Journal of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Science, demonstrating how the JKI Data Cube contributes to Germany's research data infrastructure through FAIRagro.
Full paper: doi.org/10.1007/s410...
More info: t1p.de/x80k9
Vielen Dank für die Aufnahme im Starterpack! :)
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Prof Dr Benjamin Stich, Head of the Institute for Breeding Research on Agricultural Crops. Photo: J. Kaufmann/JKI
Maize before flowering. The Institute for Breeding Research on Agricultural Crops promotes the systematic development of plant genetic resources. On that account, we apply and elaborate current methods of breeding research to widen the genetic basis of specific crops and focus on aspects like “resilient plants”, “product quality” and “renewable raw materials”. Photo: Frank Höppner/JKI
🌽 Genetic variation at transcription factor binding sites largely explains phenotypic heritability in #maize. New #paper co-authored by Prof Dr Benjamin Stich, Head of the JKI Institute for Breeding #Research on Agricultural Crops, published in #Nature Genetics:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#corn
Germany is worldwide one of the largest hop (Humulus lupulus L.) producers, an essential crop for the brewing industry. However, infections caused by viruses and viroids can severely impact hop yield and quality. Photo: G. Leefken/JKI
Identified viruses and viroids in all sample pools over three years. Image: A. Pasha A, G. Schrader, H. Ziebell/JKI.
🌿 #Hop (Humulus lupulus L.), vital to brewing, was studied for #virus and viroid diversity in Germany. Ali Pasha, Gritta Schrader & Heiko Ziebell found low diversity: 4 viruses, 2 viroids; CBCVd only in Hallertau (2021–2023).
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#PLOSOne #hopvirome #research #brewingindustry
Development and efficacy of dsRNA pesticides targeting the Colorado potato beetle with enhanced stability via chitosan formulations - Graphical abstract.
Dr Khalid Amari Baba, Head of the working group Epigenetics and RNAi in plant biotechnology, JKI Institute for Biosafety in Plant Biotechnology.
Development and efficacy of dsRNA pesticides targeting the Colorado potato beetle with enhanced stability via chitosan formulations. RNAi targeting the PSMB5 gene in Colorado potato beetles showed strong gene silencing and larval suppression.
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#CPB #biopesticide #newpaper
Exploring Genetic Resources for Winter Annual Caraway (Carum Carvi) and the Potential of Winter Annual Cultivation to Encounter Climate Change. Photo: Frank Marthe/JKI
Dr Daniel von Maydell, JKI Institute for Breeding Research on Horticultural Crops. Photo: Johannes Kaufmann/JKI
Climate change affects spring-sown #caraway. Autumn-sown winter annuals may stabilise yields by using cool-season rain. Trials found 26 genotypes with good winter survival. Higher sowing density raised yields. Wet years caused seed shattering issues.
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#Carumcarvi
Led by Vid Švara and his team Salena Husband, Silvio Erler and Christoph Kartheuser. Thank you to everyone involved for their dedication and enthusiasm in the field!
Last week marked the launch of the sunflower field experiment in Quedlinburg, Germany.
HelEx project: The trial focuses on assessing biodiversity across different sunflower varieties.
🌻 Led by Vid Švara and team, supported by JKI, the trial focuses on assessing #biodiversity across different #sunflower varieties. This initiative plays a key role in advancing our understanding of how genetic diversity in sunflowers can impact agroecosystem resilience.
#HelExProject #HorizonEurope
New website for the International Common Bunt Consortium.
We’re pleased to share that the International Common Bunt Consortium #ICBC now has its own website! #CommonBunt #TilletiaCaries is a seed-borne disease of wheat. We received reports that the disease spread even more widely across Germany, Europe and the world.
wissen.julius-kuehn.de/ICBC/
The Sporeglue project, funded by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity has recently started at the Institute of Biological Control. In collaboration with the DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials and the companies e-nema and SeSam-Biotech, biadhesive peptides will be used to increase the rainfastness of biological plant protection agents. The focus is on the fungal organisms Clonostachys rosea and Trichoderma harzianum, antagonists of gray rot (Botrytis cinerea) on strawberries. In addition, we intend to adhere spores of entomopathogenic fungi to leaf surfaces using the biadhesive peptides. The challenge here is to ensure that the spores adhere sufficiently so that they are not washed off by rain, but also that they detach from the leaf on contact with a harmful insect and stick to the insect, ultimately infecting and killing it.
The JKI #Sporeglue project, funded by bmleh.de has recently started. In collaboration with the DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials and the companies e-nema and SeSam-Biotech, bioadhesive peptides will enhance the #rainfastness of biological plant protection agents.
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Heat waves reveal additive genetic effects leading to sunburn resilience of grapevine berries. Photo: Julia Fuchs/JKI
🍇 #Heat wave genetic mapping in #grapevines uncovers two major QTLs on chromosomes 10 and 11 that significantly boost berry #sunburn resilience. Insights into key gene candidates pave the way for marker assisted breeding of sunburn tolerant, #fungus resistant #vineyards.
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🗣️ The Commission would like to hear your views. This draft act is open for feedback until 17 July 2025: tinyurl.com/3rt2ewce
🐝 Standardising bee sampling: A systematic review of pan trapping and associated floral surveys: doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
Pan traps are especially useful for sampling bees simultaneously across replicated sites. Photo by Johannes Kaufmann/JKI
Variation in floral density may bias pan trap results, but evidence for this bias presented in the revised EUPoMS is not robust. Photo: Institute for Bee Protection/JKI
The revised EU Pollinator Monitoring Scheme #EUPoMS suggests standardised methods, but lacks strong evidence for key choices. The authors from JKI urge clarification on excluding pan traps to maintain scientific integrity and public trust in the scheme.
doi.org/10.26786/192...
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#BreedingValue: The JKI Institute for Breeding Research on Fruit Crops contributed its extensive genebank collections of strawberry cultivars and wild Fragaria species for phenotypic and genetic characterization.
🎬 Results: tinyurl.com/2h83vmn5
Project: tinyurl.com/ye8erhey and tinyurl.com/yhfxrvy2
